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GAME CHANGER
House Bill 2427, which has been introduced in this year’s state legislative session would require the state Department of Education to recognize sports as part of its curriculum – and no longer as an extracurricular activity. Click here to view full bill: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB2427_.htm Click here to submit a testimony: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/ Read more
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Tomorrow: Emma van Rossum
University of Hawaii water polo standout Emma van Rossum will be our featured guest on tomorrow’s ESPN Honolulu “Fan Friday: Talk Story” session. Hosted by Dave Kawada, the Zoom interview will be available for viewing starting at 10:00 a.m. on our ESPN Honolulu Facebook page. Van Rossum, a junior defender for the Rainbow Wahine, was… Read more
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Hawaiʻi Football Now: Episode 23
By Jarin Kobashigawa. Since the last recording of Hawaiʻi Football Now, 12 coaches have been hired and 7 players signed to play/coach at the University of Hawaiʻi. This week on HFN Ep 23, Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes offer their impressions of Coach Chang’s coaching staff thus far and also discuss the incoming players and… Read more
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Signing Day Press Conference: Timmy Chang
Earlier this afternoon, new Hawai’i head football coach Timmy Chang held a press conference to comment on the team’s seven new signees, including five transfers and two high school standouts. Chang also mentions his staff and how they will play a key role in the success of the program. Here are the seven newly-signed Rainbow… Read more
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Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! ESPN Honolulu joins Women’s Fund of Hawai’i (a local non-profit with a mission to empower wahine) to chat with former pro volleyball player Gabby Reece and Rhonda Harper, founder of Black Girls Surf, to honor NGWS Day! To support Women’s Fund of Hawai’i, please visit womensfundhawaii.org to… Read more
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Wahine Power
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day. Be sure to check out our ESPN Honolulu Instagram and Facebook pages for exclusive comments from some of Hawaii’s most accomplished and inspiring Wahine athletes. In the meantime, here is our list in no particular order) of the Top… Read more
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An Enduring Legacy
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. When it comes to true pioneers who contributed to the advancement of women in sports in Hawaii, a few people immediately come to mind, including the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink. Today, we pay tribute to another name that stands above the rest: Doctor Donnis Thompson. Fifty years ago,… Read more
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Why Timmy Will Win
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. When Todd Graham resigned as University of Hawaii head football coach on Jan. 14, my first choice to replace him was June Jones. JJ wasn’t the ideal candidate, in my estimation, but the program needed a quick fix and that’s what I thought Jones would bring. He would… Read more
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On the Prowl
By Lance Tominaga, ESPN Honolulu Web Editor. The Cincinnati Bengals are the NFL’s surprise team of the 2021 season, reaching Super Bowl LVI after going 4-11-1 the previous year. This will be their third attempt to win the league championship. To help you prepare for the big game on Feb. 13, we put together a… Read more
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Welcome Home, Timmy Chang!
By Jarin Kobashigawa. For the last six days since Timmy Chang was hired as the 25th head coach of the University of Hawaii football program, the Hawaiʻi football community has rallied in support of the former record-setting Saint Louis School and UH. This morning, Chang did his first radio interview as head coach on the… Read more
